A Japanese man refused to talk to his wife for 20 years despite living in the same house as her.
Otou Yumi shared the home with his wife, Katayama, and their three children in Nara, southern Japan.
Katayama tried making conversation but only ever received a nod or a grunt in response, Mail Online reported.
The two-decade long silent treatment was revealed by the couple’s son Yoshiki, 18, who wrote to a TV show asking them to intervene.The show brought the pair together in the park where they had their first date, as their emotional children watched on.
'Somehow it's been a while since we talked.“You were so concerned about the kids,” her husband responds, adding. “Yumi up until now, you have endured a lot of hardship. I want you to know I’m grateful for everything.”
As their daughters are seen becoming emotional, Otou goes on to explain that he has been giving her the cold shoulder out of jealously for the attention lavished on the children.
“I was kind of ... jealous. I was sulking about it. There’s no going back now I guess.”

20years, its not possible

olamide452:
20years, its not possible

A jealous man can do anything

Try dat one with naija woman

I find it difficult to believe . 20 whole years?

Its not only jealousy buh he was real possessed

Awon childish immature boychild! !!! Yet he was sha.gging her and not communicating because the child who reported to the press is 18yrs old.

What type of example does the man feel he is setting for his son?
Anyway, each marriage with its own. Your spouse will only treat u the way u allow him/her to

another super inhuman Asake o raye oshi

Solowande:
Try dat one with naija woman

wetin naija woman go do?

Behind closed doors, anything is possible.

Besides, each marriage is distinct,, that's why it's never advisable for one to compare one's marriage with another. So many couples you see outside shinning their teeth as if all is well are facing what can be described as hell in their respective homes.

I was in a wedding few years back and the pastor who preached on that day was narrating how him and his wife was keeping malice for seven good years and they were communicating through letters and messages within the house and the church members did not know because they were always in matching outfits, not knowing it was all pretense to deceive them that all was well. He even said there was a year they even collected award as the best couple of that year, whereas, none of them was happy with and at each other in the house. He said it was the night they collected that award that they settled their differences.


Never compare your spouse with another person, nor compare your marriage with another marriage, you never can tell what happens in their marriage. Work on your own marriage to continually make it better.

May God help us all

@greatgod2012 you just said it all. That's why it's said that marriage has no formula

If the silent treatment was able to produce a baby... well

I guess they conceived the 18 year old silently too. Interesting!

Shuo ,this is serious. ..Her hubby get mind sha.

the husband is my mentor. silent treatment is super sweet.

I call it dying in silence.

Thisis2raw:
A Japanese man refused to talk to his wife for 20 years despite living in the same house as her.
Otou Yumi shared the home with his wife, Katayama, and their three children in Nara, southern Japan.
Katayama tried making conversation but only ever received a nod or a grunt in response, Mail Online reported.
The two-decade long silent treatment was revealed by the couple’s son Yoshiki, 18, who wrote to a TV show asking them to intervene.The show brought the pair together in the park where they had their first date, as their emotional children watched on.
'Somehow it's been a while since we talked.“You were so concerned about the kids,” her husband responds, adding. “Yumi up until now, you have endured a lot of hardship. I want you to know I’m grateful for everything.”
As their daughters are seen becoming emotional, Otou goes on to explain that he has been giving her the cold shoulder out of jealously for the attention lavished on the children.
“I was kind of ... jealous. I was sulking about it. There’s no going back now I guess.”

And here I thought she did something serious.

Biitch-ass nigga, this one.